Iphone 4s won't turn on. broken lock button. It just randomly turned off and won't turn back on. Can't go to apple store because going on vacation. Please help

iPhone 4ws won't turn on. I have a broken lock button. It just randmoly turned off and won't turn on. I can't go to the apple store because I'm going on vacation. Someone please help

Your phone is broken; there's no magic solution for you.  You can try plugging it in to wall power and see if this turns the phone on, but if it doesn't, you can either go on vacation without your iPhone, or make the time to visit the Apple store before you leave.

Similar Messages

  • My iPhone 5 just randomly shut off and it won't turn back on. What do I do?

    I pulled my phone out of my pocket to check something and i hit my home button to open my phone and it wouldnt turn on. I tried the lock button and that didnt ework either. I thought my phone may have died so i tried to turn it back on and that didnt work. It had about a 40% battery and this has not occured any in the past. Please help!!!

    Connect iPhone to Wall Charger for 10 minutes, it may turn ON itself. If still nothing, keep on charger and Reset, hold both home and power buttons for about 20 seconds until the iPhone begins to respond.

  • My iPhone 5 lock button has stopped working, I am only 14 am I able to take it in to apple store?

    I am 14 years old if I take my phone in will they be able to repair it or replace it without my parents, also if the lock button dosent work do apple normally replace iPhone 5's

    Yes. Make Genius reservation first, so you do not have a long wait at the Apple Store. From the problem you describe, most likely, the Genius will handle the problem with a perfect Replacement iPhone 5 just like the one you have now.

  • My iPhone 4 just randomly shut off and wont turn back on

    i was in class and got a text that i ignored. during the class, i got 2 or 3 more vibrations, notifications or new texts, i dont know.
    once class was over, i decided to check my texts, however, my phone wouldn't turn on.
    i tried holding the power button for a tad, thinking it might've shut off on its own, knowing it was pretty much full charge, maybe at about 91% battery life.
    i know the phone shuts off at around 3% to conserve memory, and when this happens it shows you a red empty battery image when you try to turn it and then shuts off again. this did not happen so im pretty sure it's not the battery. i thought perhaps it had overheated so i waited a few hours. it's been around 9 hours, i don't think it overheated. i plugged it in the charger, that didnt do anything. i waited half an hour as i know when the battery is really low, it doesnt turn on right away when you plug it in. nothing happens i can't seem to get it to work. my computer doesn't recconize it either.
    i have tried all combinations of buttons. i've held the power button, i've held the home button for 10 sec, i've held both, i tried putting it in DFU mode but NOTHING is working. im seriously panicking because i am no longer in warranty and it really ***** that it just broke like that while i was doing nothing...
    if anyone can please help me get this baby running again, ill much appreciate it

    Hold the Main Screen Button for a few seconds, then press the top button. My iPhone4s does this, I havent really found a solution on why it does this. But I found the solution to turn it back on, Holding the Main Screen Button for a few seconds then pressing the top button worked for me. If I find out why it does this and how to fix it, ill be back to repost.

  • I have an iPod touch 3rd gen, but suddenly the lock button has just stopped working overnight and it won't lock or turn off. I have noticed though that it does go into dfu mode. Can anyone help Me?

    Says it in the title

    Post this in the iPod Touch forum.
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/ipod/ipod_touch
    B-rock

  • How do I turn off my phone with a broken lock button and screen doesn't work?

    my lock button broke a few months ago and I've been getting along fine without it due to assistive touch. Now, my screen won't work at all.. I can't slide it to open it, can't slide to power off .. only thing I can do is slide down the today thing at the top and slide it back up .. I can get siri to bring me to my password screen but I can't type it in .. any ideas on how to turn off or restart my phone seeing as I can't slide to power off? This happened over night so my phone is at 94% as of right now and I don't want to wait for it to die because that will take forever ..

    Honestly the hard really right now to say what you can do. How long have you had the device? If it's under a year you can take it to apple store and they can switch it out for free. If it's over a year then it would be at a paid cost cause they can't fix that issue.
    Hope this helps.

  • My phone just turned off and will not go back on. my top lock button has been broken for over a year. Help!

    my phone just turned off and will not go back on. my top lock button has been broken for over a year. Help! I have tried plugging it into wall unit and computer but my home button just doesnt do anything!

    It seems that year long delay from having your lock button repaired has finally caught up to you.  Sounds like you have some damage to your phone that requires repair/replacement.  Take it to a Apple store or contact Apple Tech Support.

  • My iphone 5 keeps randomly shutting off and won't turn back on unless I plug it in to the charger

    my iphone 5 keeps randomly shutting off and won't turn back on unless I plug it in to the charger

    I'm experiencing the same issue. It's one thing to have to re-power up but to not be able to do so without plugging in the charger when the battery is substantially full, is a real drag.

  • Locked  up Iphone 5 with broken lock button

    I have an Iphone 5 with a broken lock button and I set passcode and forgot it and it locked up my iphone and I can't get into it. It says Iphone disabled on the front. Any adive ?

    if th button is broken, take the phone to apple for a replacement phone under warranty.

  • Broken lock button on iPhone 5

    a few months ago my lock button on my phone stopped working. you can press down on it just fine, like it's not jammed or anything, it just doesn't do anything. i've had my phone for just over a year, a year and a week tomorrow actually. i've read different discussions about broken lock buttons and most of them have said to just take it into apple and they'll most likely replace  it. but my problem is, i'm almost positive i don't have a warrenty on it anymore, and even if i did, would they still replacing seeing that they don't sell iPhone 5's anymore.

    You should still have a 1 year warranty, but as you are out then you might have to pay the out of warranty cost. Go to apple and see what they will do sense you just are out of warranty.

  • HT1267 What do I do if my iPhone just switched itself off and won't turn back on again? It does not even register power when I plug it in to my car or home charger or computer???

    What do I do if my iPhone just switched itself off and won't turn back on again? It does not even register power when I plug it in to my car or home charger or computer???

    If you hold the home button and power button for about 10 seconds it will turn back on. I have had his issue 3 times but don't know what fixes it for good

  • I got an iphone 5 about 6 months ago.  I went to apple 2 months ago with a broken lock button and they have me a new one.  My lock button recently broke again so can I go back to apple and get another one seeing that it is still within my first year?

    I got the iphone 5 six months ago. The lock button broke two months ago so I went to apple and got a new one.  My lock button just recently broke so can I go get another phone seeing that it is still within the first year? Or will they not give me another one seeing I already got a new one? I've had the phone for six months and the lock button has already broke twice.

    There is no limit on warranty replacements.
    As long as it is defective,not damaged

  • HT1212 resetting phone with broken lock button

    I bought a used iPhone 4S (which did not have a passcode on it) with a broken lock button. When I turned on the phone after a full charge, it said to update the OS. So, I did. All of a suddent there was a passcode on the phone. I asked her the passcode and I tried what she told me. Well, I tried it too many times and now the phone is disabled and says to connect to iTunes. I've set up an iTunes account (at the direction of the Verizon store), but cannot figure out how to reset the phone from iTunes. Any advice?

    Read the article you were just at: iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong ...
    That's how you handle this issue.
    If you can't turn off the phone to perform recovery mode because the Sleep/Wake button is damaged, then you won't be able to do anything on the phone with recovery or DFU mode.  You'll probably have to replace the device.

  • Change button setup? (Would fix broken lock button problems!)

    Hello there!
    My lock button on the top of my iphone 4s is broken. This seems to be a really common problem that costs a lot to fix.
    Is there anyway you could simply make another button (for example your increase volume button) have the same functions as the lock button?
    This would make people with broken lock buttons able to turn on/off and lock/unlock their phones again!
    Any app that does this or something? Shouldn't it at least be possible? Thank you very much!

    There's no solution available.

  • My iphone came up with that timing circle and just turned off and did not come back on ? even when i charge it now it still wont turn on ,do you know the problem?

    my iphone came up with that timing circle and just turned off and did not come back on ? even when i charge it now it still wont turn on ,do you know the problem?

    If the battery was empty (and it may then take 10 to 15 minutes of charging before it will respond), then have you tried a reset ? Press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds, after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the equivalent of a reboot.

Maybe you are looking for